Determination of prevalence and risk factors of infection with Babesia in small ruminants from Greece by polymerase chain reaction amplification

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-104

  Theodoropoulos, G ^a   Gazouli, M ^a   Ikonomopoulos, J A ^a   Kantzoura, V ^a   Kominakis, A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Goats; PCR; Piroplasms; Sheep

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; BOVIDS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; GENDER; GOAT; GREECE; HEMOGLOBINURIA; HERD; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHEEP; TICK;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; CATTLE; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; GREECE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TICKS;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA OVIS; BOVIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; MELOPHAGUS OVINUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 29344442823     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.07.021     Document Type: Article

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